cbgenrl

Rich........I was pricing Hatch Rams the other day and here is what I found.

Livorsi advertises the strongest and fastest but if you read their print it only is rated for 400 lbs. You can add some bling (for extra) by getting colored rams too.

Eddie Marine, Trick Marine, and Rex Marine sell rams rated for 500 lbs and are around $50-$75 cheaper then Livorsi (but black only).

If mine pukes I am going to try the Trick Marine piece.

johnny b good

powerquest uses livorsie i bought a 97 avenger in january 2006 had dave and rick from powerquest do some odds and ends.my hatch would barely go up with out help. they removed the old 18" stroke accuator that was mounted behind the back seat and replaced it with a new 24" from livorsie that now mounts down to the center stringer for much better geometry. lifts higher & faster. then added the rex marine relay box and now it moves like a rocket!

cavecreeker

Mine 'screwed the pooch' recently. I bought a Thomson 24" ($269) and stainless brackets ($30) from Teague Custom Marine--A jewel compared to the OEM.

Oddly, my original (unknown make model as it was painted)was mounted to inside rear seat back. I noticed something interesting while removing the original. When fully extended, I had difficulty removing the upper pin because of torgue caused by the actuator bottom could not rotate through the opening arc the last foot putting because it was pinned against the rear seat back putting intense stress on it--I'm guessing that's why it burnt.

I mounted the new one on the center stringer b/n engines (squirt adhesive silicone in pilot hole first). Had to drill new holes for upper as new bracket was vastly beefier with offset holes. Another anomaly was the old upper bracket anchor bolt was spun (probably during assembly) forcing me to remove all hatch cushions. I had to remove the bolster cushion section to work with the new anchor bolts. I got creative with the old holes by filing with same silicon adhesive and gently placing a white screw dressing cap over the excess bead. What a job - I have new found respect for marine techs.

performancemary

Well I finally installed the relay box from Rex Marine and it works great. Mounts right up aginst the firewall, looks factory. Didn't time it but I would guess it is close to twice the speed.
It is worth the time and money.

johnny b good

My 29 enticer never had the relay but after the difference it made on my 38 i cant believe they didn't come standard from the factory!

performancemary

Must be a negitive in it some where but other than $50.00 I can't see why the factory wouldn't have done it.

cbgenrl

To be honest, I think if they wired everything right to begin with we wouldn't need the booster. I also had to re-wire my cig outlet so that it would run the dvd player.

Regardless, the piece is working well with me. Can't believe I am still in shock that my hatch goes up and down without help.

Knot 4 Me

Finally, you have something that goes up without help...

cbgenrl

I really don't need your wife's help, thats just an excuse

Knot 4 Me

Good thing it isn't heavy lifting as she recently hurt her back.